Agricultural implement



T. M. JONES. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

APPLICATIQN FILED A'E L IB IBZI- Y Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

declare the following to be a full, clear,

Acrnrct'nrUnAr. 'IMrLEivrEnn income.

T 0 allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. J ones, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of Chateaugay, in the county of Franklin and State of NevvYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements n Ag and I do hereby and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying ricultural Implements;

drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification.

This invention ,relatesto improvements in agricultural implements. 1

The prime object of the invention is to provide an implement for throwing 'the earth up in rows to protect the roots of plants. I

The invention also relates to, the specific details of construction and arrangement of are braced parts which .will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings Figure 1 proved implement, the wings being shown in extended position.

Fig. 2 is a rear view, the wings being shown in drawn inwardly position.

Fig. 3 is a detail cross section on'the line m-m of Fig. 2. I v

The numeral 1 indicates a plow beam, rovided at its rear end with a standard 2. andles 3 are also secured to the beam. and to the standard by across bar 4. To the lower portion of the standard is bolted a cultivator blade 5, the lower end of which is curved forwardly and is pointed. That part of the cultivator blade above the curved pointed portion is substantially flat, and secured between said flat portion and the standard 2 is thescentral portion of a horizontal guide bar 6'the ends beyond the central portion .being reduced and. hence spaced from the rear surface of the culti-. vator blade as shown at 7. i

To the rear of the cultivator blade,'and just above the forwardly curved pointed end, are two pivots 8-.-8, on'which are mounted two substantially .flat' wings 9-9, the upper ends of which are in alinement with the top of the blade. Each wing 9, is provided with a slot 10, to receive the pivot 8. The lower end of each wing is re- 1 Spcificationof Letters Patent.

v. Application filed April 18,

1s a perspective view of my im-f "Patented Dec. 192i Serial noesama of cultivator, when in drawn inwardly position. The wingis curved outwardly :to

provide a. rounded protuberance which pro;

the wings are drawn inwardly. An operatlng lever is located and is provided with a slot '11, through 'rno As ivrizronns'or crra rnnuennnnw was;

duced, so asto coincideiwith; the of ects beyondthe edge of the cultivator when I I e on the r e'alf I.

of the extended: portion ofthe standard,

I 6.5 which a headed'pin passes to act with a band 12, as a guide. Pivoted to the lower j end of the operating lever'are two diverg' ing links 13-18, the lower ends of which 7 v are pivoted at 14:"1&,to the upper portions of the .twowings 9--9. 1;) In order to provide adjustment for the any one of the openings The wings are held supported in relationto the cultivator by the horizontal guide the implement. is in operation.

ifit be desired to-j'employ the-implement as an ordinary-cultivator, the operating handle wings, the pivots 14-44 may pas sthrough j i bar 6','whioh acts to brace said wings when i is raised, which through the medium of the diverging links will rock the wings on their pivots and draw inwardly their lowerportions in behind the cultivatorv blade, while the upper ends will extend beyond the edges j I of said blade and form a continuation thereof, the wings Operating i the gu de 25, way formed-between the rear cross b r nd 1 I the cultivatorblade. .7 Now if it be desired to employ the imple- .ment to cover the rows-of plant roots, such for instance as potatoes or the like, the oper rock the wings outwardly on-their pivots,

ating handle is lowered and the. links will V thereby increasing the front operating-sur face as shown in Fig. 1. V

When the wings arein tapered edges of said blade.

, this position,'obviously the flower reduced portions are brought out beyond the edges of the blade; and they form a combination of the lowerf The result is that the soil is caused to turn up and out from the time it is lifted by the point and is, because of the fiat. surface formediby the blade and wings,

side, the horizontal bar actingas asubstan- I tial brace to resist the strain. 'By providing the blade and wings, the soil is thrown high up flattened cultivator V 110 on thehills, and. at the same time the wings" hav a substan ial gtide ay when, being thrown; over'on each swung inwardly or outwardly. Furthermore the construction is such that the operator can manipulate the wings while using the implement, and at any point they are set, they will be braced.

I claim as my invention I '1. In combination, a beam, a standard secured to the beam, a cross bar secured to the standard, cultivator blade attached to the lower end of the standard and bearing against the cross bar, wings pivoted to the cultivator blade, the blade and the cross bar, the cross bar serving to brace the upper portion of the wings, an operating lever on the standard, and diverging links pivoted to the operating lever and the upper ends of the two wings.

said wings fitting between- 2. In combination, a beam and a standard, a cross bar secured to the standard, a cultivator blade secured to the front of the standard and'bearing against the cross bar, the cross bar having reduced ends to form with the cultivator blade guides on opposite sides ofthe standard, wings pivoted to the cultivator blade and operating in the guides, the cross bar serving to brace the upper portion of the wings, diverging links pivoted to the upper end of the wings, an operating lever to swing the wings toward and from the standard.

In testimony whereof I claim the foregoing as my invention and sign my name.

v THOMAS M. JONES.

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